Experiences of LGBTIQ+ Population within Healthcare Contexts
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https://doi.org/10.19245/25.05.pij.4.1.1Abstract
Although research on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ+) populations is expanding rapidly, including a focus on social and health policies, research on the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people within healthcare contexts needs to be further developed and expanded. Indeed, social acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people has been improving in the last decades, but they continue to face stigma and discrimination (Gallup, 2016; Grant et al., 2011; Scandurra et al., 2017). Stigmatising experiences, combined with a lack of access to culturally-affirming healthcare, result in a disadvantaged social status and health disparities for LGBTIQ+ population (Fredriksen-Goldsen et al., 2014; Reisner et al., 2014).
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Roberts, T.K., and Fantz, C.R. (2014), “Barriers to Quality Health Care for the Transgender Population”, Clinical Biochemistry, 47 (10/11): 983–987.
Scandurra, C., Amodeo, A.L., Valerio, P., Bochicchio, V., and Frost, D.M. (2017), “Minority Stress, Resilience, and Mental Health: A Study of Italian Transgender People”, Journal of Social Issues, 73 (3): 563–585.
Shields, L., Zappia, T., Blackwood, D., Watkins, R., Wardrop, J., and Chapman, R. (2012), “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents Seeking Health Care for Their Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature”, Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 9 (4): 200–209.
Winter, C. (2012), “Health Equity Series: Responding to LGBT Health Disparities”, Missouri Foundation for Health Publication. Available online at https://mffh.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/LGBTHealthEquityReport.pdf (last accessed: November 9, 2019).
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2019-11-24
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Scandurra, C., & Valerio, P. (2019). Experiences of LGBTIQ+ Population within Healthcare Contexts. PuntOorg International Journal, 4(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.19245/25.05.pij.4.1.1
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